Apparel waist.



N0. 643,l|3. Patented Feb. 13, 1900.

A. S. EVELETH. APPAREL WAIST.

(Application filed Oct. 28, 1899.)

(No Model.)

THE norms FEYER$ 00.. rmormu'mq, WMHINGTON, n. c,

ATENT OFFICE. I

ANNIE S. EVELETH, OF LITTLE FALLS, NEW YORK.

APPAREL WAIST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,113, dated February13, 1900.

Application filed October 28,1899. Serial No. 735,020. (No model.)

To all whom it 71mg concern:

Be it known that I, ANNIE S. EVELETH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Little Falls, in the county of Herkimer and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inUnderwaists,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to underwaists for women; and the object of theimprovement is to provide a waist so constructed as to obviate anypressure upon the breasts of the wearer and also permit of free accessto the breasts without necessitating unbuttonin g or disarranging thewaist-a feature of great convenience for nursing mothers. v

I-Ieretofore the front and back portions of womens underwaists have beenof substantially the same height and provided with an undividedsupporting-strap extending over each shoulder. When thelower garmentsare secured to such waists, the supporting-straps or upper portions ofthe waist naturally exert a pressure upon the breasts, and thus causenot only discomfort, but positive injury to the wearer of the waist.These objectionable features are overcome in my improved waist, whichembraces certain novel features hereinafter fully described.

The accompanying drawing represents a front view of a waist whichembodies my invention.

Similar letters refer to similar parts.

A represents the back of the waist, and B the front, which is madelowerthan the back for the purpose hereinafter mentioned.

A represents the ordinary row of but-tons by which the Waist isbuttoned, and A represents two horizontal rows of buttons with which thelower garments are adapted to engage.

0 represents two shoulder-straps formed integral with the back of thewaist, the front portions of each of said straps being divided into twosupporting-straps D E, which branch out in opposite directions from eachother, the inner supporting-straps being joined above the edge of thefront portion of the waist and connected thereto by means of asupplemental supporting-strap J. This construction per mits of a verylarge opening for the breasts, and is particularly adapted for nursingwomen.

In order to further promote the comfort in wearing this waist, the upperedges of the.

.ton F. In case the buttons G are used for the inner straps none of thestraps need be disturbed either in putting on or taking off the Waist.

It will be seen that in this waist the breasts of the wearer are leftentirely free, and no pressure will be exerted upon them by any downwardpull on thewaist.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An underwaist comprising the back A, the low front portion B, theshoulder-straps O, the divided supporting-straps D, E, extending fromthe shoulder-straps in opposite directions from each other, thesupplemental supporting-strap J, connecting the inner supporting-strapsD with the upper central front portion of the waist, the outersupportingstraps E connecting with the upper side portions of the waistmeans for adjusting the supporting-straps in both lateral and verticaldirections, substantially as described.

' 2. An underwaist comprising the body portion, the two shoulder-strapsO, the divided supporting-straps D, E, radiating therefrom, and thecentral strap J depending from the inner connected ends of the straps B,and supporting at its inner ends the front port-ion of the waist,substantially as shown and described.

ANNIE S. EVELETH.

Witnesses:

G. J. LUNDSTROM, FRED. D. MCINTOSH.

